The live-action version of "Soul of the Gossi" that convinced Dao Ren, after a few episodes, actually makes people scream?

's recent popular American drama "Queen's Chess Game".

makes everyone truly feel the charm of chess.

​​"Queen's Chess Game" stills

This also makes people sigh.

Why is there so much chess in our country, but there is no decent chess series?

Don't worry, this new drama has just launched.

fully combines the charm of Go.

shows it vividly.


"The Soul of the Game"

This drama is adapted from the Japanese anime "Soul of the Game" of the same name. The original

can be said to be the childhood memories of the post-90s generation.

It makes many people feel the charm of the game of Go for the first time.

And many people really learned Go because of this anime.

fell in love with Go ever since. The

drama version has been localized.

But the story is not much different from the original. The story of

took place in 1997 in Fangyuan City.

time accidentally found an old chess board in grandpa's attic. There is still a soul living in the chessboard of

-Nanliang's first chess player and Chu Ying .

He is a 100% chess fanatic.

crosses time and space along with the chessboard, attached to time.

is just to find the realm of , one of the gods of .

To help Chu Ying, time began to find people to play chess everywhere.

Under the guidance of fate, he met the opponent of his life- Yu Liang.

Juvenile Yu Liang

Yu Liang is the son of the first Go player Yu Xiaoyang .

His Go talent is extremely high, and he has the level of a professional chess player at a young age.

Many people older than him can't compete with him.

has repeatedly lost in the hands of the same age.

This also made him very arrogant.

So he set a goal to follow the pace of time. More precisely,

is following the footsteps of Chu Ying.


On the other hand, Time is also infected by Chu Ying.

's attitude towards Go gradually changed.

from the beginning of dislike, to gradually love.

finally inspires to become a professional chess player. The story of

revolves around the three of them and unfolds slowly.


has to say, as one of childhood memories, "The Soul of Chess".

has always been the white moonlight in our hearts.

, especially the in the original anime, is .

is synonymous with high cold and handsome.

Chu Ying’s prototype Fujiwara Sawei

In the play, Zuwei’s corresponding role is Chu Ying.

is the soul of Chu Ying from the crew.

really doesn't care at all!


Chu won one appearance.

directly treats my Lei’s outer focus and inner tenderness.

This exaggerated costume, this glamorous eye shadow, this weird line.

monsters and ghosts leave!

This costume is similar to the original but not close to it, and does not fit the historical costumes.

makes people feel that they want to please the fans of the original version, and also want to make a good impression on the audience who have not seen it.

turned out to be quite uncomfortable.

What should Nanliang's clothing look like? Please refer to "Langya List" for

.

In "Langya List", Mei Changsu is written by Nanliang costume

even if you pick a set from the other crew?


look again Chu Ying said that he is the number one in NanliangChess player.

was framed by his colleague Yang Xuanbao and was dismissed.

Then he suffered humiliation and committed suicide.

I specifically checked the history.

The prototype of Yang Xuanbao can be found in history books.

wrote in "Southern History · Song Book · Yang Xuanbao Biography".

"Good at playing chess, the third grade, and Emperor Wen is also good at playing games with the gambling county, Xuanbaoxi wins to make up for the prefect of Xuancheng."

From the text, we can know that Yang Xuanbao is indeed superb chess skills.

However, Yang Xuanbao is from Song Dynasty! Why ran to Liang Guo as a minister!

and wrote in history books.

​​Excerpts from the original text of "Southern History · Song Book · Yang Xuanbao Biography"

Yang Xuanbao is honest and simple, cautious, kind, and respected.

is not as insidious and cunning as described in the play.

even bought a servant to frame up.

This kind of wrongful correction of history is a major crime of this play.


, except for Chu Ying's settings. The whole drama of

is remarkable. The creative team of


has strong adaptability.

restores the original to a large extent.

and the localized adaptations made are in place.

is like the original game, the duel between Ogata and Sai in the Global Amateur Chess Players Tournament.

was adapted into the online chess king offline challenge held by Fang Xu.

coincided with the trend that the Internet had just begun to be popular.

and several students in the college student exam gave up Go for practical reasons.

was also changed in the drama version to quit because of the pressure of the college entrance examination. Such changes as

are more reasonable and more empathetic to us. The restoration of


is also quite true. The background time of the

drama version is set to 1997 and 2003.

in the context of 1997.

"Devil Commander" and "Cyclone Charge" held by the children.

makes people go back to the popular years of the four-wheel drive brothers.

In 2003 and 2004, the fantasy and CS1.6 played in Internet cafes are still fresh in the memory. The changes to the characters

are also worth mentioning. The original version of

is more passionate about and second .

Kondo, the protagonist of the anime, said that he is not cold with Go.

However, he showed his talent for Go early in the animation.

is a powerful skill from the unconsciousness of chess to the powerful skill of unconscious replay.

originated from B station up, I am Uncle Boxer’s work "Hire of Chess Review 1"

makes people think he is hanging up every minute.

and love for Go is more because of being assimilated by people who love Go. The motivation of

is a kind of youthful who refuses to admit defeat. If

is moved as it is, it will definitely make the plot a little distorted.


However, the changes in the drama version make the protagonist's mental journey more natural.

from the very beginning is that does not love , and the reason for playing chess is because of Chu Ying's entanglement.

and playing chess can also allow Chu Ying to help with the exam, and mom and grandpa will also reward pocket money. When

grew up, he was forced to play the game by the school bully He Jiajia. Without the help of Chu Ying,

can only bite the bullet and learn Go by himself.

gradually discovered the fun of Go.

At this time, likes .

went through the formation of the Go club and participated in various competitions. After in-depth contact with Yu Liang, Wu Di, He Jiajia, Gu Yu and others,

.

He felt the true meaning of Go.

really started love Go.

Shiguang and Chu Ying use the earth as the chessboard, and

in the street does not open up and kill the gods because there is a chess god around them.

's own level is still slowly growing in accumulation.

is gradual and reasonable. A process like

makes the character of time very full.


and other characters are the same, like Chu Ying who has gone through a thousand years.

He followed time and began to understand this new world for him.

While guiding the time, he is also absorbing new knowledge.

Grow with time. Apart from the characters of

, the philosophy of life hidden in the play is thought-provoking.

is like Chu Ying's initial cooperation with Time.

Chu Ying wanted to play chess to win, and he did not hesitate to cheat.

Time is for the benefit and is willing to be Chu Ying's pawn.

are all for selfish desire .

Until time reacts, maybe this situation will accompany my life.

He broke free from desire and understood that life should not be constrained by desire.

and Gu Yu's cheating incident. While

helped Gu Yu, time also learned the importance of integrity.

understands that victory is not the only meaning of Go .


and the crew is very careful, hiding some easter eggs in the play.

For example, the city where the story takes place-Fangyuan City.

is around the corner, from the allusion "Mencius·Li Lou Zhangjushang".

"If you are away from Lou Zhiming, the father loses your son, you can't form a square without rules."

means that must have rules in everything .

Otherwise, no matter how good the skill is, nothing can be done.

puts the characters in the play in this context.

passes through the vector of Go.

to regulate their behavior and convey correct values.

leads them to the right path.

Although there are a lot of points that "God of Chess" can complain about.

But overall the flaws are not concealed.

From the quality of the play. The localization of

is very successful, and the sense of age is very good.

from a spiritual level.

does not copy it completely, but incorporates many screenwriters' own thinking in it.

has achieved the restoration of the original spirit. The characters of

are also very plump.

and there are many unique spiritual cores.

can be said to be a rare boutique in adaptations. Shows like

are more worth watching repeatedly.